diff --git a/lib/app.dart b/lib/app.dart
index 7474d043..07b7b9b3 100644
--- a/lib/app.dart
+++ b/lib/app.dart
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ class _JournalAppState extends State<JournalApp> {
 
   void _initShareSubscriptions() {
     var handleShare = () {
-      if (_sharedText == null && _sharedImages == null) {
+      var noText = _sharedText == null || _sharedText.isEmpty;
+      var noImages = _sharedImages == null || _sharedImages.isEmpty;
+      if (noText && noImages) {
         return;
       }